The study area. The small-scale gold mining sites, namely, Sites A, B and C, near Nar Nant Htun Village in Banmauk Township, Sagaing Region, Myanmar, were the sites selected for this study.

The health impacts of mining on surrounding communities include increased risk of malaria, skin diseases, diarrhea, fever, colds and catarrh. Additional health impacts include contraction of HIV/AIDS by individuals who are involved in or …

•. Urgent action needed to control pollution in order to safeguard the lives of the communities. Abstract. This study evaluated the water quality, pollution, and health …

This study evaluated the water quality, pollution, and health risks associated with illegal gold mining activities in two estuaries (Pra and Ankobra) in the Southwestern region of Ghana. The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment Water Quality Index (CCME-WQI) used for the evaluation indicated that both estuaries were in the marginal water …

Contamination . Gold mining . Health risk assessment . Obuasi . Ghana. Introduction. Ghana, formerly known as the Gold Coast, is an impor-tant gold-mining country located …

Background: Mercury (Hg) is used in gold mining to extract gold from ore by forming "amalgam"—a mixture composed of approximately equal parts mercury and gold. Approximately 15 million people, including approximately 3 million women and children, participate in artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in developing …

Abstract. About nine million Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) workers in Africa and people living near ASGM activi-. ties are highly exposed to geog enic and anthropogenic potentially ...

Integrated assessment of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana—Part 1: Human health review. ... Implications for promoting health and safety. Journal of Health and Community,21 ... Jehan, N., Khan, S. A., et al. (2018). Potential harmful elements in coal dust and human health risk assessment near the mining areas …

Abstract. Discourses on "illegal" or informal small‐scale mining (galamsey) have presented it largely as a menace. Using Ghana as the focus of our study, we present a counter‐narrative to ...

This study represents the first report of a comparison of heavy metal arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), platinum …

We use a unique sample of 387 mining-site and non-mining site respondents in eight mining districts in Ghana to understand mining communities' views on the local opportunities and risks that ASGM brings – with a particular focus on mercury use and other environmental issues – as well as on the recently lifted nationwide ban on ASGM.

The environmental dangers posed by mining and its related health and safety repercussions for staff and surrounding communities are related to lack of awareness, financial limitations, inadequate ...

Research by Forkuor et al. (2020) aligned with this, showing a decline in illegal mining in southwestern Ghana from 2015/2016 to 2018/2019. Conversely, …

the surrounding communities (Akabzaa et al., 2009; Asare-Donkor and ... assess the water quality and health risks of illegal gold mining-impacted ... and health risk assessments of illegal gold ...

The workers were asked about their knowledge and views of occupational health hazards and problems related to gold mining. Data were entered with EpiData Entry 3.1 and analyzed using Stata 11.

This study investigated the im-pact of gold mine on heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Hg, Ni, Fe, Mn, and Zn) pollution and evaluated the potential health risks to local residents via consumption of polluted groundwater, agricultural soils, and vegeta-ble crops grown at three community farms surrounding the mine at Obuasi municipality of Ghana.

Surface water in most mining communities in Ghana have become unfit for human consumption due to chemical contamination from gold mining and processing activities (e.g., cyanide heap leach methods) (Smedley 1996; Smedley et al. 1996; Asante et al. 2007; Obiri 2007).Artisanal and small-scale gold mining activities could lead to …

This study evaluated the water quality, pollution, and health risks associated with illegal gold mining activities in two estuaries (Pra and Ankobra) in the Southwestern region of Ghana. The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment Water Quality Index (CCME-WQI) used for the evaluation indicated that both estuaries were in the …

Gyamfi et al. (2021) found in an artisanal gold mining community in the Talensi District of Ghana mean soil mercury concentration of 71 mg kg − 1 for sites with active mining and 2.7 mg kg − 1 ...

The small-scale gold mining sector provides employment for a large proportion of otherwise unemployed individuals in Ghana. Thus, small-scale gold mining is of tremendous economic importance in Ghana, and many other developing countries, especially in places where alternative livelihoods are limited, though a number of public …

Population dynamics and health hazards of small-scale mining activity in the Bolgatanga and Talensi-Nabdam districts of the upper east region of Ghana ... and determine the interventional measures of Chirano Gold …

The environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) are currently a major issue globally. There is cause for concern given the rapid loss of forest resources and pollution of water bodies through contamination with heavy metals like cyanide, arsenic, and mercury. The study investigated the livelihood and …

Abstract and Figures. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is often associated with no or compromised attention to health and safety. Although headlines of fatal accidents in Zimbabwe ...

In Ghana, gold mining is conducted by way of industrial-scale mines, as well as smaller artisanal mines, locally known as Galamsey. While this industry has provided economic benefits to local communities, the environmental and health impacts of this industry can be devastating ( Hilson, 2002 ). Exploration and extraction of surface …

The emergence of the gold mining industry and the influx of artisanal and small-scale mining following recent discoveries of gold deposits in Northern Ghana have posed new socio-cultural, economic ...

The work reviews data on environmental and health impacts of mining such as pollution of water bodies, degradation of forest resources, depletion of soil nutrients, …

In Africa, Ghana is the second largest gold producer, contributing to about 5.7% of the country's GDP. The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small-scale and large-scale mining, each of which has varying environmental impacts. This paper provides an exposition on the environmental impacts of mining activities in Ghana.

This document is part of a WHO technical series on artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) and health developed in response to World Health Assembly Resolution 67.11. It seeks to inform ministries of public health of roles they can play in supporting the implementation of ASGM related provisions of the Minamata Convention …

Working in galamsey gold mining pits—like this one in Diewuosu, Ghana—can be dangerous. Erosion and runoff of toxic material can poison surrounding areas. Photograph by Marisa Schwartz Taylor

Request PDF | The human health risks assessment of mercury in soils and plantains from farms in selected artisanal and small‐scale gold mining communities around Obuasi, Ghana | Food consumption ...